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A 1.5-kilometre stretch of the Dhaka-Aricha highway has been going through modification to implement an initiative to promote renewable energy by using two wind turbines to power more than 600 lights across it. Photo: TBS

From garbage dump to green stretch: Wind turbines to power highway lights in Savar

The Tk1cr project aims to turn a roadside dumping ground into a landscaped stretch.

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam addressed a review meeting as the chief guest at the conference room of the Local Government Department today. Photo: PID

Solar power to be introduced in all entities under LGRD ministry: Shahe Alam

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visits the 1,200MW Matarbari Ultra-Supercritical Coal-Fired Power Plant in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar on 9 August 2026. Photo: PMO

PM stresses efficient use of existing infrastructure for power, energy security

Collage: TBS

World Cup as a proxy for conflict and Fifa's convenient neutrality

People walk in front of the Supreme Court building, as the court is set to issue the final rulings of its nine-month term, in Washington, DC, US. Photo: REUTERS

Despite some big losses, Supreme Court rewards Trump's assertion of power

File photo of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku. Photo: Collected

Power generation shortfall eases as two plants resume operations: Minister

Bangladesh is heading into a time of year when electricity demand usually increases. Even moderate disruptions in generation capacity can lead to load-shedding. Photo: TBS

Govt plans Tk4,973cr power upgrade for Dhaka's industrial outskirts

Tk17,345 proposed for power, energy sectors amid push to cut subsidies, phase out inefficient plants

Tk17,345 proposed for power, energy sectors amid push to cut subsidies, phase out inefficient plants

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh moving towards self-reliant energy system, green growth: PM

A drone view of the reservoir, dam, and solar panels at the hydroelectric power plant in Vau i Dejes, Albania, 13 April 2026. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci

Renewables in vogue as Iran war drives up Europe power prices

Debris lies scattered following a strike on Gandhi Hotel Hospital, in Tehran, Iran on 2 March. Photo: Reuters

What we burn in war could build the future

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A resident looks out the window during a power blackout after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 15 January, 2026. Photo: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Ukraine has fuel reserves for more than 20 days, energy minister says